About Me

I guess you could say I have a problem following instructions. That I sometimes have trouble measuring accurately, or resisting the urge to throw in some random ingredients from my pantry or fridge.

You might say this stems from a love of shortcuts or a disdain for conformity. Maybe you’d say it stems from a good dose of over-confidence and a refusal to believe that another way is better than My Way. I believe it stems from an absolute passion for making and sharing the best food possible and doing it in a way that works for me.

As serious as my addiction with sugar, chocolate and bread is, I do try to eat relatively healthily at least sometimes to compensate for the copious amounts of sugar I’ve been known to ingest. There are times when I swap out ingredients in an attempt to make the food I really want to eat a little better for me and my family. There are also times when I just don’t have what’s called for in a recipe and I’m forced to improvise. And sometimes I just refuse to do an entire load of dishes for one recipe.

As a lover of food, I have a serious confession to make: I don’t think I have ever sifted my dry ingredients. I am probably not going to beat my eggs before adding them to the mixer. And sometimes my butter gets a little soft or my egg whites don’t get whipped.

The important thing, to me, is that my food is made to share with the people I love, and that they love the food I feed them. I know there are some classically trained chefs who would cringe at what they’ve read here, but I haven’t had any classically trained chefs at my dinner table lately, so it doesn’t worry me too much.

I would love for you to join me on this journey. I promise to give you an honest look inside my kitchen, and I promise I’ll even cook some vegetables to make up for the amount of flour and sugar you will inevitably find here.

Thanks for stopping in,

Ashley

A bit of a bio:

I am a high school teacher from Manitoba, Canada. I’m married and have two beautiful girls, and I don’t live near any city that most of you would be able to place on a map — I prefer it this way. I love living in the country and being surrounded by space and trees and wildlife. I started this blog as a place to keep track of the things that come out of my kitchen, and to hopefully inspire a few of you to try something new in yours.

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My name is Ashley and I love to cook and bake. I also like to do things my way, which means eyeballing, improvising and breaking the rules when necessary. Here you will find creative twists on old favorites and some of my favorite family recipes, passed down from generations! read more...